Olga Kefalogianni

In an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expressed her belief that tourism revenues are expected to exceed 20 billion euros in 2024.

The sector of tourism "has become the backbone of Greek-Turkish rapprochement and the vehicle that brought our two peoples closer," Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said last week, apropos of the Greece-Turkey Joint Tourism Committee meeting in Athens.

Tourism has also contributed to "the mitigation of negative stereotypes dominating the societies of both countries," she added.

Tourism revenue in 2024 is projected to reach €22 billion, marking a milestone year for the sector, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni noted Thursday. 

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni spoke about her divorce from the well-known music composer Minos Matsas, which even brought them to the courtrooms.

Both the government and the private sector, including companies such as Aegean Airlines, aim to open the Indian market to Greek tourism in the new year.

This is a dynamically developing market, whose middle and income earners are expanding at a dynamic pace, creating opportunities for diversifying the markets to which Greek tourism is addressed, as well as boosting travel revenues.

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni referred to the great contribution of tourism to the country's gross domestic product after last year's record year in tourism revenues, speaking to ERT on Tuesday, saying some 22 billion euros of tourism takings are expected this year.

A divorce suit was filed today by Olga Kefalogianni against Minos Matsas.

According to reports, Mrs Kefalogianni took this decision after serious consideration and after all options for resolving the disputes were exhausted. She invokes reasons relating exclusively to the behaviour and attitude of Minos Matsas.

“Over the past few years, tourism has faced complex and global challenges, such as geopolitical and economic instability, the intensifying effects of the climate crisis, and the impacts of the health crisis,” said the Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, speaking at the 35th Greek Economic Summit org

Sunday marks Global Wine Tourism Day, a celebration encouraging wine enthusiasts to explore the diverse world of Greek wines. Organized annually on the second Sunday of November since 2009, this event has grown from a European tradition to a global one since 2019.

The great international tourism exhibition World Travel Market (WTM) in London was inaugurated on Tuesday by Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni, as Greece was the honored country at the annual event.

Greece had a strong presence at the exhibition, with 81 Greek co-exhibitors participating in activities at the stand of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).